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Windstar Star Pride Review. Video Tour and Review

Join me on a tour of Windstar Cruises Star Pride. One of the three yacht-style cruise ships in their fleet alongside the Star Breeze and Star Legend. These ships were originally built for and operated as Seabourn ships but were bought by Windstar in 2014 and concerted into their product. Despite being 30 years old the ship is in great condition and has been luxuriously updated. It is a small ship with just 212 guests and 150 crew and in this vide…

Celebrity Eclipse Review. Ship tour, staterooms, suites and more

…the main dining room is also very stylish and modern looking. More like a hotel than a ship Overall I think the ship did not feel like a ship, and more like a 5 star hotel that happened to go to sea. I am sure this will appeal to a lot of people, although think it is more targeted to the American than a British consumer. It does have a modern and well planned feel overall, but for me it lacked the tradition and sea-faring approach that Cunard has…

Travel Tips and Things To Do In Sao Paulo Brazil

…e beach and be back in the evening. These trips can be fairly expensive but of you are in Sao Paulo for business it seems a pity not to escape quickly and at least get a feel for the exciting nearby Rio. (11) HOTELS TO STAY IN Here are the hotel reviews of where I have stayed while visiting Brazil: Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo: a great hotel, but not that central – more for business visitors. Sofitel Sao Paulo: another great hotel, and more accessible so…

Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia

Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia

…art of a day to see the Zimbabwe side of the Falls as well. There are many hotels and lodges in the Livingstone area to meet all price levels. The Southern International Group own the 2 hotels closest to the Falls. In fact they are so close it is minutes walk to the Falls themselves. They are both situated in the Maso-o-tanya park. The Royal Livingstone is the premium hotel and attracts a mixed group of travellers from USA, Western Europe and what…

What really annoys me when checking in to a hotel I stay at a lot…

What really annoys me when checking in to a hotel I stay at a lot…

…y strange in this day of computers, networks and databases. So my pet hate hotel service is the Pullman Rive Gauche (formally Sofitel). I have stayed here so many times I even know more or less which rooms in this 600 bedroom hotel I like and do not like. Plus I am a member of the loyalty scheme and every booking has that on…. And yet EVERY time I go, they ask me to complete address and other details. It drives me nuts. Yet, when checking into a S…

Vhip Hotels, COMO Hotels and the Met Bar London

…partnership with the COMO Hotel group, and especially the launch of their hotel in Miami, to be followed series of other hotels around the world in rapid succession. What did I learn at the event? VHip is a Virgin Holidays venture with the Hip Hotels group. These are a selection of the more up-market and trendy hotels all around the world. Vhip have elected a range of hotels from the portfolio covering the main regions that Virgin (and their part…

Saga Spirit of Discovery

Saga Cruises Spirit of Discovery Review. The Best Things About The Ship

…hich were SMC (a London-based design organisation) have created a boutique hotel feel and that what’s Saga are going for. The inspiration for the design was taken from London-based boutique hotels. It is a modern and contemporary look. Ship geek A couple of things that I really liked about this more as a ship geek is this that there is a really great connection to the ocean. They have an enormous and wide promenade deck. If you walk around the pro…

Prague, Czech Republic. Review, photos and video tour of this magical European city

…city, and buses are the easiest way. Or book a pick-up in advance via the hotel you are staying at. Many of the tourist leaflets advise that if you are using a taxi from a taxi rank, or hailing one, that you agree a price before the trip, as there seems to have been some issues with rip-off and over-charging. I noted that at some taxi ranks across the city there were signs with guidelines on what a fare you should expect to pay, so you can make s…

Chauncey Conference Center, Princeton, New Jersey: Review and Videos

Chauncey Conference Center, Princeton, New Jersey: Review and Videos

…u are very isolated and far from anything. There is not a lot to do at the hotel – and the gym that they say they are “proud” of is pretty basic with a multi-gym and some cardio machines. 4) The bedrooms are ok – but the air conditioning/ heating system is very poor and is noisy and either boiling hot or off. Though the 2nd time I stayed the room was much better and I am probably just being picky as I hated the overall hotel experience! My advice…